Filmmaker Melynda Thorpe Burt shows her camera to Peruvian children during the filming of 'Heart of the Andes,' which will screen at this year's DOCUTAH film festival.

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Have you ever watched a documentary and wanted to know more about the subject of the film?

This year's DOCUTAH Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival will give viewers the opportunity to learn more about the featured figures. Some of the people in various films will attend screenings as part of the festival, which is set to take place Tuesday through Sept. 7 at Dixie State University, 225 S. 700 East in St. George, and other Southern Utah locations.

"We have some interesting film subjects who will be coming to the festival," says Christina Schultz, festival executive ...